Liverpool vs Arsenal betting preview: Firmino to continue goal scoring record against Gunners

Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League could be cut to three points by the time their evening kick-off with Arsenal starts depending on the outcome of Tottenham’s home encounter with Wolves. Liverpool broke clear in the Premier League title race on Boxing Day after Manchester City slipped to successive away league defeats for the first time since January 2017. Pep Guardiola’s side have now lost three of their last four league matches, moving seven points off Liverpool and down into third below Tottenham.

Liverpool’s match with Arsenal starts a run of two matches that could go a long way to deciding the outcome of the Premier League title race. Jurgen Klopp’s side play away to City after hosting the Gunners and will hope to have got Guardiola’s side at the perfect time. Liverpool had City’s number on more than one occasion last season but the Reds will still hope to play an underperforming Guardiola side.

First of all, however, Klopp’s side must focus on the task at hand. Arsenal have only lost one of their last 17 Premier League matches but have only picked up four victories in their last 10 in the competition. Liverpool will not only be confident of maintaining their unbeaten start to the campaign but also picking up another three points this weekend.

Klopp’s side are unbeaten in their last five home league matches with Arsenal and have generally found goals easy to come by in those fixtures. In fact, Liverpool have scored at least three times in four of those matches. Considering Liverpool are the second top scorers in the Premier League this season (43 goals scored), you can get odds of 1.3 with Betvictor for their to be over 3.5 goals scored in the match.

Roberto Firmino has not rediscovered his best form for Liverpool this season but he remains an important player for the team and is an integral cog to their attack. The Brazil international, however, has fond recent memories of this fixture and will hope to use it to kickstart a goalscoring run. Firmino has opened the scoring in each of Liverpool’s last three home league matches against Arsenal and is 4.5 with Boyle Sports to do so again on Saturday evening.

Finally, Liverpool have the best defensive record in the Premier League this season (seven goals conceded) and with Alisson, who has kept the most clean sheets in the competition thus far (12), in goal they will hope to continue to shine at the back. Marathon Bet are offering odds of 1.83 for Liverpool to beat Arsenal without conceding.